The Good Old Wives' Club

The Good Old Wives' Club (Korean: 조강지처 클럽; RR: Jokangjicheo Keulleob) is a South Korean television drama series that aired on SBS from September 29, 2007, to October 5, 2008. The series consists of 80 episodes and was broadcast on Saturday and Sunday nights at 21:55.

Production

The series was directed by Son Jung-Hyun and written by Moon Young-Nam. It explores themes surrounding marriage, infidelity, and the social dynamics of housewives in South Korean society.

Plot Summary

The narrative centers on the lives of several women who face betrayal within their marriages. Han Bok-Soo (played by Kim Hye-Sun) is a woman who supported her husband, Lee Ki-Jeok (Oh Dae-Gyu), through medical school by working as a fish seller. Despite her sacrifices, her husband treats her with disdain and eventually engages in an extramarital affair with a former girlfriend. Bok-Soo discovers that her brother, Han Won-Su (Ahn Nae-Sang), is also cheating on his wife and her best friend, Na Hwa-Shin (Oh Hyun-Kyung). Together with her mother, Ahn Yang-Sun (Kim Hae-Sook), who has personal experience with an unfaithful spouse, the women form a plan to confront their husbands.

Cast

Kim Hye-Sun as Han Bok-Soo
Oh Hyun-Kyung as Na Hwa-Shin
Son Hyun-Joo as Kil-Eok
Kim Hae-Sook as Ahn Yang-Sun
Oh Dae-Gyu as Lee Ki-Jeok
Ahn Nae-Sang as Han Won-Su
Park In-Hwan as Lee Hwa-Sang
Byun Jung-Min as Jung Na-Mi
Han Jin-Hee as Han Sim-Han
Lee Mi-Young as Bok Bun-Ja
Yu Ha-Na as Choi Hyeon-Sil
Lee Jun-Hyuk as Han Seon-Su
Lee Sang-Woo as Ku Sae-Ju
Yoo Se-Rye as Hong Bo-Hae